/// <summary>
/// Sets the brightness of the orb
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// My orb doesn't seem to respond to this commmand. Let me know if you have any luck
/// with it ([email protected])
/// </remarks>
/// <param name="brightness">OrbBrightness value</param>
/// <exception cref="ObjectDisposedException">Thrown if the OrbSerialController has been disposed</exception>
public void SetBrightness(OrbBrightness brightness)
{
if (_disposed)
{
throw new ObjectDisposedException("OrbSerialController");
}
// always make sure that pager control is disabled
_serialPort.Write("~GT");
// construct and send the brightness color message
byte[] message = new byte[] { (byte)'~',
(byte)'R',
(byte)brightness };
_serialPort.Write(message, 0, message.Length);
}
private void comboBoxBrightness_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (comboBoxBrightness.SelectedItem is string)
{
try
{
OrbBrightness brightness = (OrbBrightness)Enum.Parse(typeof(OrbBrightness), comboBoxBrightness.SelectedItem as string);
_orbSerial.SetBrightness(brightness);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.ToString(),
"Ambient Orb Tester - Failed to set brightness",
MessageBoxButtons.OK,
MessageBoxIcon.Hand);
}
}
}
